Minnesota Sports Roundup: Parise, Suter sign with Wild

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The Minnesota Wild made the biggest splash thus far in NHL free-agency yesterday, landing both Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Both agreed to 13-year, 98-million-dollar deals with Minnesota. Parise had a 69-point campaign while leading the Devils to the Eastern Conference title last season. Suter recorded 46 points with the Predators. Parise was born in Minneapolis and says family played a role in his decision to come to the Wild. Suter's wife is from Bloomington, and he says that was a consideration for his decision, as well. Wild officials says hundreds of new season ticket orders poured into the office yesterday.

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The Wild also signed center Jake Dowell to a two-year contract yesterday. The 27-year-old Eau Claire native played in 52 games for the Dallas Stars last season, recording two goals and five assists. He played college hockey at Wisconsin.

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The Phoenix Suns have agreed to a three-year deal with Michael Beasley. Beasley averaged 11.5-points and four rebounds per game with the Timberwolves last season. The deal cannot officially be signed until July 11th. The move comes after the Suns agreed to a sign-and-trade that sends two-time MVP point guard Steve Nash to the Los Angeles Lakers for a pair of first and second round picks.

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The WNBA Minnesota Lynx will be on the road to face the Sparks in Los Angeles this afternoon. Minnesota has been off since suffering a 93-84 loss to the Silver Stars on Sunday. The Lynx fell to 13-and-2 on the season with the setback Today's game is at 2 p.m.

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